The City of Guelph got a shout-out on the hit television comedy How I Met Your Mother on Monday night.
In the Canada-themed episode, the topic of the 1996 Grey Cup at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton came up.
It was explained that Hamilton is “just outside Guelph.”
Chuck Tatham, an executive producer of the show, is from the Royal City. The CBS sitcom stars Josh Radnor, Jason Segal, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris and Canadian Cobie Smulders.
Local tweeters went gaga when Guelph was named on the show.
“OMG! Guelph was mentioned in How I Met Your Mother!!! Best night of my life,” wrote one.
“Guelph was mentioned in How I Met Your Mother – feeling semi famous right now,” wrote another.